Night beach view north to Central Pier Big Wheel and blue illuminated Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Illuminations, 2013

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The Central Pier dates to 1864, the year after the more genteel North Pier. In 1990 the pier was strengthened, at a cost of £75,000, to take the weight of the 32m (108ft) tall 'Big Wheel', here illuminated. The Sky Flyer is a recent flying machine ride, where tourists sit in seats which rise and spin, on the promenade near the pier's entrance. Blackpool Tower, opened in 1894, has computer-controlled changing lights, here illuminated green. The tower in 2013, 2014 and 2015 was undergoing repairs.

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Size: 4143px × 2762px
Location: Beach view north to Central Pier Big Wheel and blue lights Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Illuminations
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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